Oracle|Oracle/PLSQL: Months_Between Function Oracle|oracle

In Oracle/PLSQL, the months_between function returns the number of months between date1 and date2.
Syntax
The syntax for the months_between function is:
months_between( date1, date2 )
【Oracle|Oracle/PLSQL: Months_Between Function】date1 and date2 are the dates used to calculate the number of months.
If a fractional month is calculated, the months_between function calculates the fraction based on a 31-day month.
Applies To

Oracle 11g, Oracle 10g, Oracle 9i, Oracle 8i

Example #1
months_between (to_date ('2003/01/01', 'yyyy/mm/dd'), to_date ('2003/03/14', 'yyyy/mm/dd') )
would return -2.41935483870968
Example #2
months_between (to_date ('2003/07/01', 'yyyy/mm/dd'), to_date ('2003/03/14', 'yyyy/mm/dd') )
would return 3.58064516129032
Example #3
months_between (to_date ('2003/07/02', 'yyyy/mm/dd'), to_date ('2003/07/02', 'yyyy/mm/dd') )
would return 0
Example #4
months_between (to_date ('2003/08/02', 'yyyy/mm/dd'), to_date ('2003/06/02', 'yyyy/mm/dd') )
would return 2